GM: Brian Cashman (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 28 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.6 | 22.0 | -10.7 |
| Derek Jeter | 30 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.7 | 18.6 | -10.5 |
| Jorge Posada | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 4.1 | 9.0 | -1.9 |
| Gary Sheffield | 35 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.8 | 13.0 | -6.5 |
| Jon Lieber | 34 | FA-elig | 27 | 3.6 | 2.7 | +3.4 |
| Hideki Matsui | 30 | pre-arb | 162 | 3.0 | 7.0 | -1.8 |
| Mike Mussina | 35 | FA-elig | 27 | 2.9 | 16.0 | -11.0 |
| Tom Gordon | 36 | FA-elig | 80 | 2.8 | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Mariano Rivera | 34 | FA-elig | 74 | 2.5 | 10.9 | -6.6 |
| Kevin Brown | 39 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.3 | 15.7 | -11.7 |
| Javier Vazquez | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.1 | 9.0 | -5.4 |
| Orlando Hernandez | 38 | FA-elig | 15 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +2.4 |
| Paul Quantrill | 35 | FA-elig | 86 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Miguel Cairo | 30 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| John Olerud↔ SEA | 35 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.3 |
| Brad Halsey | 23 | – | 8 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Tony Clark | 32 | FA-elig | 106 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 33 | – | 28 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kenny Lofton | 37 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -2.6 |
| Ruben Sierra | 38 | FA-elig | 107 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| John Flaherty | 36 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Andy Phillips | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gabe White↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Dioner Navarro | 20 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Alex Graman | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Giambi | 33 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.0 | 12.4 | -12.4 |
| Juan Padilla↔ CIN | 27 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Sam Marsonek | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Donovan Osborne | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| C.J. Nitkowski↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Felix Escalona | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Karsay | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 6.0 | -6.1 |
| Jorge De Paula | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Felix Heredia | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Jose Contreras↔ CHW | 32 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 4.9 | -5.2 |
| Homer Bush | 31 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bret Prinz | 27 | – | 26 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bernie Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 148 | -0.2 | 12.4 | -12.7 |
| Scott Proctor | 27 | – | 26 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Travis Lee | 29 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.5 |
| Esteban Loaiza↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.8 |
| Bubba Crosby | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Enrique Wilson | 30 | FA-elig | 93 | -1.2 | 0.7 | -2.8 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (74%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for NYY |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1984 | 26.6 |
| David Cone | 1995 | 16.6 |
| Tino Martinez | 1995 | 16.0 |
| Gleyber Torres | 2016 | 15.9 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Nick Swisher | 2008 | 14.4 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 2017 | 11.1 |
| Randy Velarde | 1987 | 10.1 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1989 | 26.8 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Fred McGriff | 1982 | 19.7 |
| Greg Gagne | 1982 | 15.6 |
| Austin Jackson | 2009 | 14.8 |
| Jake Westbrook | 2000 | 13.5 |
| Eric Milton | 1998 | 13.4 |
| Nick Johnson | 2003 | 10.5 |